Projections 6: Film-makers on Film-making

Projections #6

by John Boorman (Editor), Walter Donohue (Editor)

Containing the series of Masterclass lectures given at the 1995 Edinburgh Film Festival, this book includes Robert Towne talking about Chinatown, the Coen brothers discussing their films, screenwriter Suso Cecchi D'Amico talking about working with Visconti, and Walter Murch discussing the editing of Fred Zinnemann's Julia. There are also contributions from Stephen Soderbergh and Susan Sarandon, and the veteran film-maker Stanley Donen recalls a career which includes Singin' in the Rain and other Gene Kelly musicals. The diary is by Taiwanese film-maker Edward Yan, and also featured is George Lucas, creator of Star Wars and Indiana Jones.

346 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1996

About the author

John Boorman is an English filmmaker who is a long time resident of Ireland and is best known for his feature films such as Point Blank, Deliverance, Excalibur, The Emerald Forest, Hope and Glory, The General and The Tailor of Panama.

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[Aditya Gureja · Rating 4 out of 5]

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